Last year Kelly Bagnasco only needed
monthly shots to make it through the
spring allergy season, but this year
she's getting them once a week, and
that's not all.
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36:28

SEE THE DOCTOR MORE. I HAVE MORE NOSE
SPRAY, MORE ZYRTEC, PLUS THE SHOTS, SO
I'VE HAD USE ALL THAT EVEN MORE THIS
YEAR
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But she still isn't symptom free, and
she's not alone.
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HUGE THIS YEAR,, JUST HUGE...so yall
have been really busy OH YES, VERY BUSY
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Here at the Lewis-Gale Allergy Clinic
they're giving out 200 to 300 shots a
day.
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IN THE LAST 5 YEARS THIS IS THE BEST,
THE MOST SEVERE POLLEN SEASON THAT

WE'VE HAD
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Dr. Thomas Fame says first it's the
tree pollen in April and May and then
the grass pollen in May and June. And
living in Roanoke Valley only makes it
worse -- because it takes time for all
the trees on the mountainside to
pollinate, dragging out the allergy
season.

And with so much pollen floating
around, it's even causing some people
to experience allergies for the first
time.
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THE MORE YOU'RE EXPOSED TO IT THE MORE
YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM SEES IT ONE DAY IT'S
GONNA START TO SAY WHAT IS THIS STUFF
THIS POLLEN MAYBE IT'S GERM I SHOULD
FIGHT
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Kelly has dealt with allergies
since she was a child, but she can't
remember it ever being this bad.
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IT'S TOUGH. I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH
MOST OF MY LIFE SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING

YOU LIVE WITH BUT IT'S TOUGH
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GRAPHIC=NOne Dr. Fame does have some

recommendations to relieve the
symptoms. He says over-the-counter
antihistamines like Claritin can help.
He also recommends using a saline salt
water wash to rinse out the pollen in
the nose.
TWO SHOT JEAN & JOY

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GRAPHIC=Price Gouging Are gas station owners using

price gouging to make more money?

Lawmakers want to know what's
being done to make sure you and other
U-S drivers are paying a fair price at
the pump.

Today as Aleen Sirgany reports..
things got a little heated and a little
personal in Washington.
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INQ=

*CG 2line Sen. Mark Pryor
(D) Arkansas

:15

*CG 2line Deborah Platt Majoras
Fed Trade Commission Chairwoman
:37

*CG standup Aleen Sirgany
CBS News
:44

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OQ=News 7. <<

(END SOT) AS DRIVERS CONTINUE TO DIG DEEP INTO

THEIR POCKETS TO FILL UP THEIR GAS

TANKS...

Michele Amodeo / DRIVER - "i try not to
drive too much.

LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL WANT TO KNOW
IF OIL COMPANIES ARE MANIPULATING THE
MARKET... DRIVING UP THE PRICE AT THE
PUMP.

Sen. Mark Pryor / D - ARKANSAS - "when
markets are tight,

their profits go up. It seems like
they have every incentive in the world
to keep the market tight."

A SENATE COMMITTEE GRILLED A PANEL OF
EXPERTS TUESDAY... INCLUDING THE HEAD
OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. HER
AGENCY IS READY TO LAUNCH ANOTHER
INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROFITS BIG OIL
COMPANIES BROUGHT IN OVER

THE LAST FEW MONTHS... WITH GAS PRICES
SOARING ABOVE 3-DOLLARS A GALLON.

want to make sure we have a full
understanding of that so we can explain

it to consumers.")

(STANDUP BRIDGE: Aleen Sirgany / CBS
NEWS - "THE F-T-C's LAST PROBE

LOOKED AT ALLEGATIONS OF GAS PRICE
GOUGING AFTER HURRICANES KATRINA AND

RITA. THE CONCLUSION?? OIL COMPANIES
DID NOT MANIPULATE THE MARKET, AND

INVESTIGATORS FOUND ONLY A FEW CASES OF
PRICE GOUGING.")

BUT SOME LAWMAKERS AREN'T BUYING IT.

12.31.23 (SOT: Sen. Barbara Boxer / D -

CALIFORNIA (QUICK!!) - "maybe we

need to investigate the FTC.")

Deborah Platt Majoras / FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION CHAIR - I'm sorry you're
displeased with the FTC. I've never
wanted to make this personal... But if
you have any doubt about my caring, my
empathy, my background of working class
for the American people, then I'd like
to

suggest you spend some time with me,
because nobody who works with me doubts
that for one second."

have been feeling the crunch of the
higher gas prices, so the school has
come up with a more flexible work
schedule.
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VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg

This summer, L-C employees have the
option of working a compressed work
week to save on gas money.

By putting in longer hours four
days a week, employees can save a day's
commute and save on other expenses as
well.
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INQ=It gives people

*CG 2line Shirley Bates
LC Human Resources Director 11:42:15 SHIRLEY BATES/LC HUMAN
RESOURCES DIRECTOR: IT GIVES PEOPLE
MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THEIR SCHEDULING,
THEY CAN HAVE MORE PERSONAL TIME OFF
WITH THEIR FAMILIES. I'VE HEARD SOME
PEOPLE SAY TOO THAT THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO REDUCE THEIR CHILD CARE
EXPENSES.
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OQ=child care expenses.

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School officials estimate a third
of L-C employees commute to the school
from a surrounding county every day.
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And that's before they're trying to
save a man's life - while he's trying
to keep them away.

Deborah Horne has the story.
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SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Near Gig Harbor, WA

:03

*CG 2line Amy Robinson

Washington State DOT
:16

*CG 2line Deborah Horne
Reporting
:48

RUNS=1:07 (END SOT)

OQ=for CBS News. <<

(END SOT) Chopper 7 captured the incredible sight

.. Some fifty stories high above the
Puget Sound .. a man dressed in black
.. armed with a knife ..talking to
ironworkers .. He had called 9-1-1at
least twice .. saying he wanted to take
his own life. HE WAS WALKING UP THE
CATWALK PRETTY QUICKLY. HE WAS
DETERMINED.. HE WAS DETERMINED. Amy
Morrison watched helplessly .. several
miles away in the Department of
Transportation monitoring station .. I
THINK THE WORKERS STARTED TALKING TO
HIM .. AT THAT POINT. Then suddenly
the man makes a run for it and the
workers spring into action. AND THAT'S
WHEN THEY GET A HOLD OF HIM .. AND
TACKLE HIM .. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY
DOGPILED HIM. But the man wasn't done
trying to escape. He tries to scramble

away once more. And again .. the
workers subdue him. I'M NOT SURE BUT
IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE THERE WAS FOUR OR
FIVE OF 'EM THAT FINALLY GOT CONTROL OF
HIM. When the state troopers made
their way to the man .. they said he
was drunk .. Told them he was homeless
and wanted to die. And were it not for
the ironworkers .. he might have
succeeded.. IT WAS A DANGEROUS
SITUATION UP THERE .. I WAS SURPRISED .
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF TIMES I THOUGHT
HE WAS GOING TO GO OVER. BUT WE HAD A
HAPPY ENDING TODAY. Deborah Horne for
CBS News. >>
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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=None Once the man was brought down, police

found out there was 10-thousand dollar
arrest warrant out on him for an
assault charge. And he could face
trespassing charges for what he did
Monday night.
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The Country Music capitol is Las Vegas,
at least for a night. Still ahead,

we'll look ahead to the C-M-A awards.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG tease ON THE MEND

And after the weather, Mike Stevens
will tell us how Barbaro is doing in
efforts to recover from the Preakness.
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